Across
- 2. A system of government where the power is held by the people through their elected representatives.
- 4. Powers given to the Federal government
- 7. The Constitution of the United States can be changed to reflect needed changes over time
- 9. The branch of government responsible for enforcing the laws that the Legislative Branch makes
- 10. The branch of government responsible for reviewing the laws pass by the Legislative Branch and signed by the Executive Branch to determine if the law is constitutional.
- 13. The branch of government responsible for making laws
- 14. Powers that are shared by both the Federal and State governments
- 15. Powers set aside for the States
- 17. the highest court in america
Down
- 1. The restricting of the number and reach of the powers of the government (in this case our federal government)
- 3. Americans who were in favor of having a strong federal government
- 5. A political doctrine which states that the government gets its power from the people
- 6. Division of power between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of government so that no one branch has too much power
- 8. Americans who were not in favor of a strong federal government and believed that the states should hold most of the power.
- 11. The idea that all people are equal in the eyes of the law and no one is above the law
- 12. Each branch of the Federal Government has its own responsibilities and checks the powers of the other two branches
- 16. The sharing of power between the Federal Government and State Governments